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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Gabapentin is very good for nerve pain. Its prescription medicine which comes in pill or liquid form if you have trouble swallowing pills.
Rinsing your mouth a few times per day with a mixture of 16 oz warm water, 2 tsp baking soda and 2 tsp salt. If it burns, decrease the salt or omit it, but try to manage with some salt in the mixture. This will help with the ph balance in your mouth as was as help with healing. Any lip balm you like should help with your lips. Personally, I prefer Burts Bees rejuvenating lip balm. Keeping a water bottle handy and taking small sips helps too. Many have tried gum or lozenges with xylitol. I think one kind is called quench. Its probably sold at most pharmacies.
Best wishes with yoru continued recovery.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
